America Quote by David Brooks

Too often the media assumes that "poverty" is an African American or a Latino issue. Of course, that's nonsense. While a higher percentage of…

— Sasha Abramsky

“Partly, it is because we tend to think of black and white poverty differently. Sandra Barnes (2005, 17), citing census data from 2000, notes…

— Karl Alexander

It is misleading to discuss recent changes in family life without emphasizing the fact that for generations some Americans have had to raise children…

— Kenneth Keniston

“Two out of ten U.S. children of all backgrounds live in poverty, and one-third of black and close to one-third of Latino children are…

— Sheryl Sandberg

Sometimes you do not see white faces when you think of poverty. That leads to lots of stigmas, systemic racism and all that.

— Stephanie Land

Poverty is everyone's problem. It cuts across any line you can name: age, race, social, geographic or religious. Whether you are black or white;…

— Kathleen Blanco

What used to be racial segregation now mirrors itself in class segregation, this great sorting (has) taken place. It creates its own politics. There…

— Barack Obama

When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly blacks, it's at the bottom. It's the people who…

— Clarence Thomas

Poor white people and poor black people just don't know how much they have in common. Rich people don't give a damn about either…

— Charles Barkley

Poor communities, frequently communities of color but not exclusively, suffer disproportionately. If you look at where our industrialized facilities tend to be located, they're…

— Carol Browner

“The number of working-class whites in high-poverty neighborhoods is growing. In 1970, 25 percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates…

— J.D. Vance

I grew up in South Florida, and my family was pretty poor. We weren't your upper-class whites by any means.

— Dickey Betts